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Showing 49314940 of 21459 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 novembre 2003 n° 00-10382

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 0

…ode, the Public Health Code and other regulations in force. (3) Article 7 of the Order of 25 July 2013 setting out the terms and conditions for accrediting authorising officers to assigning public acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-14

…t on the European Economic Area who, without possessing the diploma provided for in Article L. 4241-13, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or Contracting P…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…of Book VI (legislative part) of the Commercial Code relating to the advance of costs by the State;13° Of the implementation of other specific legislative or regulatory provisions providing for the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special arrangements applicable to intra-Community distance sales of goods, to supplies of goods made in a Member State via electronic interfaces facilitating such supplies, and to services supplied by taxable persons established within the territory of the European Union but not in the Member State of consumption

Article 298 sexdecies G

I.-Any taxable person may take advantage of the special declaration and payment arrangements set out in this article if: 1° Who has established his place of business in France or has a permanent estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

…the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions laid down in article L. 6122-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

…L. 145-39 ; 2° Book II, with the exception of articles L. 225-219 to L. 225-223, L. 252-1 to L. 252-13; 3° Book III, with the exception of articles L. 310-4, L. 321-1 to L. 321-38, L. 322-7 and L. 322…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…f 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-18 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5211-19 (with the exception of the fourth paragraph) Act no. 2010-1563 of 16 Decem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

Article L8112-2

…to working and housing conditions contrary to the dignity of persons, provided for in articles 225-13 to 225-15-1 of the same Code; 2° Infringements of preventive measures decreed by regional health…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-37

In order to be classified as a tourist resort, the tourist municipalities referred to in article L. 133-11 must implement, if necessary on only a fraction of their territory, actions likely to ensure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-7

…racts, even where the assignment is preceded by the management lease provided for in Article L. 642-13.These contracts must be performed under the conditions in force on the day the proceedings are op…

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